Workers caked in plaster are putting the finishing touches to storeys-high statues of the elephant god Ganesha in time for one of India's biggest religious festivals, now jumbo-sized again after Covid.International Atomic Energy Agency chief Rafael Grossi said on Monday he was en route to inspect Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, which has been targeted by fresh shelling over the past day, according to its operator.
The United Nations has called for an end to all military activity in the area surrounding the complex. Ukraine initially feared an IAEA visit would legitimise the Russian occupation of the site before finally supporting the idea of a mission. The G7 industrial powers on Monday demanded access "without impediment" for the IAEA team.